Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,327, Thomas Edwards, Va. (Penn)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. (Conn.)
Edwards Thomas
S. 3327
Born in Penn.
carded
CONTENTS

Ohio. 7793.
Thomas Edwards.
Miami in the State of Ohio.
who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Stewart of the Regt. commanded by Col. Morgan in the Battle line for 9 months.
Va. Line Records corrected Feb. 29 th 1864
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 30. Dollars 00. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of April 1833 and sent to D. Grosvenor - Prop. - Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833. 60. Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 4. 1843. 15.
H. P.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Palmer Clerk, Book C, Vol. 8, Page seven
Order to pay 28 Oct 1837 Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1 st April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838 Age notified 16 Jan y 1839.
Paid as above from 4 March 1838 to 4 Sept 1838. Agent Notified 19. July 1839.
Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sept 1841. Age Notified 27. Jan y 1845

Thos. Edwards
15033
2
4

The state of Ohio Miami county ss. On this 27 th day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the honorable judges of the court of common Pleas for said county now sitting Thomas Edwards, a resident of the county of Miami & state of Ohio, aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. He volunteered in a company of volunteers commanded by Captain James Stewart. He entered the service on the first day of April 1781, and was discharged from the same on last of December of of the same year, being in service nine months; he had a written & honorable discharge for said service signed by Col. Jonathan Morgan, of the Va. line, and in the army commanded by Genl. G. H. Clark & was stationed or rather had his quarters at the falls of Ohio, but was during S. time much on Scotts Bl. That he served at the time of volunteering in S. service in the state of Pa. county of Lehigh; that the company in which he volunteered was attached to the Virginia troops under the above named Col. Morgan, from whom he got his discharge, which has long since been lost. That he continued to reside in Pa. till about the year 1800, when he removed to the state of Ohio on the waters of the Great Miami where he has ever since & now lives; that he has, at this time no written evidence of his services, at this time; he was born in Bucks county Pa. in the year 1764, had no written record of his age; There were during the time of his service besides those already named several regular officers as they were called, to wit, Major Frutunden, Maj. Wales, Capt. Cherry, Capt. Tipton, & Capt. Young & others - He knows of no man that has a personal knowledge of his service near

if any such is yet living that W m Mendenhall, Joseph Mendenhall, David H Morris, James Fergus, & David Cantlin, of Bethel Township in the S. county of Miami, have been long acquainted with him & can testify as to his character for veracity & thing are believing of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity in respect to the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of family state Sworn to & subscribed to in open Court 27 th Sept 1832 John G. Selyford Clerk
Thomas Coe
We Sam l Kyle a clergyman of Miami County and David H Morris residing in Miami County Ohio, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Thomas Edwards, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years old, that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed in open Court 27 th Sept 1832 John G. Selyford Clerk
Samuel Kyle David H Morris
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after perusing the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Sam l Kyle who has signed the above is a clergyman and David H Morris who has also signed the same, is a resident in the S. county of Miami, & is a credible person, and that their statements is entitled to credit.

I John G. Telford, clerk of the court of Common Pleas for Miami county, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Edwards, for a pusean. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this twenty fourth day of September A.D. 1832.
John G. Telford Clerk Miami Common Pleas

No 15033-7.793,
Thomas Edwards
Miami County
Ohio
Adv for 9. Months
From 1781.
$30.00
D Grosvenor Troy - Ohio

BRIEF in the case of Thomas Edwards of Miami County in the State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1839.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Vol - In 1781 - 9 As a Private Gen. Stewart (Capt) Col. Morgan  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fayette Co. Pa.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Dyer Castor  Examining Clerk:

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Thomas Edwards W.F. 3327.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1. 1781 9 mos. James Stuart Zachariah Morgan Genl George Rogers Clark Va         
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fayette Co. Pa. Date of application for pension, Sept. 27. 1832. His cl was al. Residence at date of application, Miami Co. Ohio. Age at date of application, born in Bucks Co. Pa. in 1764
Remarks: The above noted and W.F. 7076 herewith enclosed are the only soldiers of that name found on the Rev. War Records of this Bureau. Date of death not on list nor on 1835 list.

Record Division.
September 30, 1908.
Mr. J. D. Hill, Fort Scott, Kansas.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 24" and received the 25" inst., you are advised that in the claim of Thomas Edwards, Sur. File 3327, Revolutionary War, his pension certificate was not returned to this Bureau, and is therefore not on file.
He was allowed a pension of $30.00 per annum, commencing March 4, 1881, on certificate #7793, issued April 5, 1883.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
3 circulars returned.
{ n. f. 7076 and J. F. 3327 }

Ft. Scott, Kansas.
September 24, 1908.
SEP 28 1908 ARMY AND NAVY DIVISION FILE
Hon. V. Warner,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir:—
This we think is the Thomas Edwards whose War Record we are trying to secure and we think a copy of his Pension Certificate will establish the proof we want. Therefore will you please send us a copy of his Pension Certificate. Thanking you in advance for this favor. I remain,
Yours most truly,
J. D. Hill

Ferguson
1881. I was born in the county of ... Ohio ... in the year 1881. My father was ... and my mother was ... I was educated in the common schools of my native place and in the ... I spent my early years on my father's farm and attended the district school. When I was ... years old, I ... I have been ... since ... I am now ... years of age. I have been ... for the past ... years. I have been ... since ... I am now ... years of age. I have been ... for the past ... years. U.S. PENSION
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1621 North Second St.,
Harrisburg, Penn.
Feb. 20th., 1917.
Commissioner Of Pensions,
Washington,
D.C.
Dear Sir; -
Will you kindly send me the record of Reg't, or Comp any of Thomas Edwards , who drew a pension for service in Amer.
✓ Rev?
The 2nd. Series Penn. Archives, vol. 23, page 589. says he was living in Miami Co., Ohio in 1833. age 70. private.
I would like as much information as your records show. I am a genealogist, and find some trouble with the various men named Thomas Edwards, who saw service in Rev. The name of Capt. or Co. would assist great- ly. It is my impression this man must have died about 1837.
Thanking you
I am very sincerely
(Miss)
Jessie C. Ferguson

1908 July 23 - Fish to J. D. Hill. V.L.M. Letter in m. F. 7076 1908 Sept. 30 J. D. Hill what pension etc. is not on file V.L.M. 1917 Mch. 2 Hist. to Jessica L. Ferguson 1928-Sept. 13-M. H. Neifert adv. & File No. 3327 date of last payment etc. - Closed in ch. of John Byrne, S. 7408-1918
Rev War
3327  INVALID.
File No. 3327  Thomas Edwards  Pa. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: - Vol. 4 , Page 109
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Va. Line. Records corrected Feb 29 th 1870.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July, 18 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Thomas Edwards, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio — Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1838, to the 4 th Sept., 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. P. Smith Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Feb'y 1 st 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Thomas Edwards, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio _____ Agency, at the rate of Thirty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Woodrow L. Garrison Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Oct 25
Mr Evans
Rec
J. H. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Indians Washington

Franklin Bank of Cincinnati
19 Oct 1837
Sir,
Enclosed is the pension voucher of Thomas Edwards, a pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1832 for your examination, which if found correct you will please return to this Agency with an order for payment.
I am Yours
Very respectfully John H. Grodbeck P.A. By R. M. Lawrence
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas Edwards which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office, January 11 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Thomas Edwards, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Cincinnati, Ohio, Agency, at the rate of Thirty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837- to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.